birthday
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birthday
- /ˈbɜːθ.deɪ/ UK
- /ˈbɜːθ.dei/ UK
- /ˈbɝθˌdeɪ/ Canada, US
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)θdeɪ, -ɜːθdɪ
Where it comes from
From Middle English birthdai, birtheday, from Old English ġebyrddæġ (“birthday”), influenced by Old Norse burðr, equivalent to birth + day. Compare Saterland Frisian Gebuursdai (“birthday”), Dutch geboortedag (“birthday”), Low German Geboortsdag (“birthday”), German Geburtstag (“birthday”), Norwegian bursdag, gebursdag (“birthday”). Eclipsed non-native Middle English nativitee (“birth, nativity, birthday”), from Old French nativité, nativited, from Latin nātīvitas.
noun birthdays · birth-day · birfday · birthdaye
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The anniversary of the day on which someone is born.
When's your birthday? Mine's on April 1.
Similar: natal day
- The anniversary of the day on which something is created.
- The date on which someone is born or something is created, more commonly called birthdate or date of birth.
- A birthday party. I'd like to invite you all to my birthday.
verb birthdays · birthdaying · birthdayed · birth-day · birfday
- To celebrate one's birthday.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: natal day, birthdate, anniversary, celebration, festival, age, aged, xmas, commemoration, holiday, christmas, born, jubilee, shindig, day, party
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noun anniversary
| Español | cumpleaños, natalicio |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 생일 saeng'il, 생일(生日)날 saeng'illal, 생신 saengsin, 생신(生辰)날 saengsinnal, 탄신 tansin, 탄신일 tansinil |
| 日本語 | 誕生日 tanjōbi, バースデー bāsudē, 生日 seijitsu, お誕生日 o-tanjōbi, 誕辰 tanshin |
| 中文 | 生日 shēngrì, 生辰 shēngchén |
| हिन्दी | जन्मदिन janmadin, सालगिरह sālgirah |
| Kiswahili | siku ya uzalishi, siku ya kuzaliwa |
| Português | aniversário, dia de anos |
| Français | anniversaire, fête |
| Deutsch | Geburtstag |
| Italiano | compleanno |
| Ελληνικά | γενέθλια genéthlia |
| Română | aniversare, zi de naștere |
| Русский | день рожде́ния denʹ roždénija, дню́ха dnjúxa, имени́ны imeníny |
| Tiếng Việt | sinh nhật |
| العربية | عِيد مِيلَاد ʕīd mīlād, يَوْم مِيلَاد yawm mīlād |
| עברית | יום הולדת, יוֹם הֻלֶּדֶת yóm hulédet |
noun date of birth — see also date of birth
| Español | fecha de nacimiento |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 생년월일 saengnyeonworil |
| 日本語 | 生年月日 seinengappi |
| 中文 | 出生日期 chūshēngrìqī |
| हिन्दी | जन्मतिथि janmatithi, जन्मदिन janmadin |
| Português | data de nascimento |
| Français | date de naissance |
| Deutsch | Geburtsdatum |
| Italiano | data di nascita |
| Ελληνικά | ημερομηνία γεννήσεως imerominía genníseos |
| Русский | да́та рожде́ния dáta roždénija, день рожде́ния denʹ roždénija |
| Tiếng Việt | ngày sinh, ngày sinh tháng đẻ, ngày sanh |
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